Dispossessed, the [50th Anniversary Edition] - Ursula K. Le Guin

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nOne of The Atlantic's Great American Novelsn nOne of the greats. . . . Not just a science fiction writer; a literary icon. --Stephen Kingn nEngrossing. . . . [Le Guin] is a philosopher; an explorer in the landscape of the mind. --Cincinnati Enquirern nIn celebration of its fiftieth anniversary, a commemorative edition of Ursula K. Le Guin's Hugo, Locus, and Nebula Award-winning classic, a profound and thoughtful tale of anarchism and capitalism, individualism and collectivism, and one ambitious man's quest to bridge the ideological chasm separating two worlds. This special edition includes a new foreword by Karen Joy Fowler.n nThe Dispossessed is the spellbinding story of anarchist Shevek, the galactically famous scientist, who single-handedly attempts to reunite two planets cut off from each other by centuries of distrust.n nAnarres, Shevek's homeland, is a bleak moon settled by an anarchic utopian civilization, where there is no government, and everyone, at least nominally, is a revolutionary. It has long been isolated from other worlds, including its mother planet, Urras--defined by warring nations, great poverty, and immense wealth. Now Shevek, a brilliant physicist, is determined to unify the two civilizations. In the face of great hostility, outright threats, and the pain of separation from his family, he makes an unprecedented trip to Urras. Greater than any concern for his own wellbeing is the belief that the walls of hatred, distrust, and philosophic division betwee

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